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In dense woods the trees grow straight.

Proverbs and old sayings

A brave man who climbs trees is food for their roots.

Proverbs and old sayings about food, man

Prickly pear trees dont produce peaches.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese

Where there are trees there are no builders.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican

There are men who walk through the woods and see no trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Mongolian about man

Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about sadness, things, water, face

The trees never meet but people do.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

An old monkey never forgets how to climb trees.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

Money doesn't sprout on trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about money

You cannot see the wood for the trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about contentment

You need sharp axes for knotty trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about need, contentment

It takes all kinds of trees to make a forest.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Ye canna see the wood for trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

When the branches of trees in the forest are fighting, the roots are kissing.

Proverbs and old sayings about kiss

Prune cherry and fig trees mercilessly.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Nut and fig trees need to be pruned aggressively.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about need

The olive grove of your grandfather, the cherry trees of your father, and your grape vines.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

If the olive trees blossom in April, you'll have enough to collect them with barrels; if they bud in May, you'll have enough to fill a small measure; but if as late as June, you'll only be collecting handfuls.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about measure, contentment

Elm trees have beautiful branches but hardly ever bear fruit.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Not all the trees in the forest make good firewood.

Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck